Mechanical race-game apparatus



C. F. BiGMORE.

MECHANICALRACE GAME APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. I4, 1921.

Patented Nov. 28, 1922.

Patented lllov. 228, i922.

MECHANICAI; RACE-Gil-LBEE APPABATUSL Application 'fi1ed February 14;, "1921. Serial No. 444,900."

enan'rnn names THE rnovrsrous or'rnn ACT ornanen e, 1921,41 swar s, 1313. I

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CYRI FREDERICK Breiuonn, a subject of the King oi Great .l'lritain and Ireland, residing at 1 Ravensdale Mansions, Haringey ParlgCroueh End,

London. N. 8, England, have invented eertain new and useful Mechanical Race-Game- Apparatus, of which thetollowlng 1s a specification.

This .inventlon relates to a mechanical race gameapparatus of the kind in which a moving band is provided upon. which racing figures such as the figures of raceliorses may be disposed 1n line and obstrnctions provided in aposition over the hand so that thus as the band moves forward, the progress of the figures may be hindered to a varying degree by the obstacles presented, the bases of the figures being of a form adapted to enable them to "i: W over the obstacles while being carried :lm'ward by the movingband. y

The invention relates to in:provements comp rising obstructions in the form ottransversely disposed wires, and an improved base for the racing figures, adapting them with such obstructions.

The invention comprises the construction hereinafter described.

in carrying the invention into effect, an

endless band of felt for example a foot wide may be mounted upon and between parallel disposed rollers carried at the respective ends of a supporting frame. This supporting frame may have disposed 011 mush side :1 series of posts and other details for the more complete representation in ininiaturc ot a race-emirse. A series of obstacles are transversely mounted upon the trame aboveythe top part of the endless band comprising wires transversely dis posed across the frame so as to lieover and in proximity or in contact with the top part i of the travelling band. In addition a number of obstacles of different forms may be provided such as obstacles of a substantially angular or ridge form of any transverse section, the lower edges of the ridges lying over and in contact or proximity to the top part of the travelling band. These last mentioned obstacles may represent hedges while other obstacles maybe provided to represent hurdles.

The racing figures are provided with bases 0'? such form as to be capable of riding over tion.

the obstacles. For this purpose the base downwardly, andso that thus as the figures ride up the wires or other obstacles on the upwardly moved front end, therear edge beds into the felt so that thus the figure is carried by the travelling band-completely over the ridge or obstacle. Where the wires or the ridge or other obstacleis of substantial heightsuclitor example as one-eighth inch orone-quarter inch, the figure on. pass ing over the ric lge'or obstacle falls forward so that the curved front part of itsba'se then falls on to the felt or band in front of the ridge and thus is drawn forward by the band completely over the ridge, the formation of the rear under-face of the base in the manner described tacilitating this opera- To ensure that the figuresYmay be readily moved by the band a roughened surface may be formed on the under-side of the base of the figures as by means ot a piece of glass paper or sand paperv fixed thereon.

The obstacles thus presented hinder the progress oi: the figures. in varying degrees notwithstanding that they] are all mounted and move upon the travelliijig band, and in a similar way the transversely disposed wires hinder the movement of the tigures in varying degrees. ,These wires may be mounted in a series oi two, three or more in position between the ridge-shaped. obstacles, or. again the wires may be disposed slightly above the travelling band and not in contactwith it so as to represent hurdles.

The spindle of one of the rollers upon whiclr the travelling band is'mounted may be provided with a handle by means of which the band may be set into movement. The

respective ends of the frame fittings may be panying drawings by way ot example in which Figure l is a longitudinal section of a toy apparatus constructed according to the invention, the view being taken on the line :r3 of Figure 2 which is a corresponding plan. 7

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the form of the racing figures used.

As illustrated in the accompanying draw ings an endless band a of felt is arranged to pass over two parallel disposed rollers 0 and (Z respectively mounted at opposite ends of the supporting frame a. The spindle of the driving roller 0 is provided with a handle f by means of which the roller 0 maybe rotated and thus movement imparted to the endless band a.

It will be understood that the rollers 0 and (Z are mounted to rotate upon their spindles in the side walls of the frame 6. The upper part of the endless band is supported upon a board or other surface g which extends between the longitudinal walls of the frame 6 in a position between the upper and the lower parts of the endless band a and in such position with reference to the upper part of the band that it is supported in a horizontal plane throughout its course frou'i' one roller to the other a. At intervals transversely disposed bars such as 71 are supported in position upon the supporting surface and between the longitudinal walls otthe frame 0 sov as thus to form obstructions to the straight course of the upper path of the travelling band a and thus to provide obstructions to the forward movement of the racing figures. In addition, however, wires i are transversely disposed at suitable intervals across the space between the longitudinal walls ofthe frame 6 and in position immediately over or in contact with the top of the upper part of the travelling band. a. These transversely disposed wires i may be provided of any suitable gauge such as that equivalent to a diameter of oil an inch.

The racing figures a are provided of a torn) substantially as illustrated in l igure.

5%, that is to say with a base 7' having its iorward end 7r: turned upwardly so that the "lo'rwardpart of the figure rests upon the band i at the part j while in a middle position or towards the rear the base is hollowed out on its under side at Z or otherwise formed so that its rear edge m protrudes downwardly, the figure being thus supported at the part 7' and at the rear at m.

The base is advantageously provided of substantial thickness so that it is relatively heavy and so that thus as the figures ride on to the wires the rear edge m beds into the material of the endless band a in the manner described.

It will be understood that on the figures n being set into the position indicated in F igure 2 the endless band a may be caused to -move' in the direction of the arrow indicated in Figure 1 and thus the figures may be moved-to a varying extent on the rotation or the handle of the driving roller 0.

I claim; I

1. A mechanical race game apparatus, comprising a moving band, obstructions transversely disposed to the direction of mo'v'ement of the said band, said obstructions hindering the movement of objects placed upon the said band, figures for application upon the said band, said figures havin bases whose forward parts are curved iuawardly and on theunderitace have a conven curvature and whose rear parts on the under-side hindering the movement of objects placed upon the said band and said obstructions conu rising transversely disposed bars such as 71,, figures for application upon the said band, said figures having bases whose forward parts are curved upwardly and on the under-face have a convex curvature and whose rear parts on the under-side are ot a concave curvature, whereby the figures are supported upon the convex part ot 'the base and upon the rear edge of the base. substanti ally as described.

3. A mechanical race game apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein the figures are provided with the under-faces of their bases roughened, in the manner and for the purpose substantially as described.

CYRIL FREDERICK BIGMORE. 

